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Wildfire season expected to heat up in July
PRINCE GEORGE - After a June full of rain, the start of the Wildfire season has been slow.However, that's not expected to last for much longer. The BC Wildfire Service provided a seasonal forecast tod...
Jul 07, 2022
Potters' Guild receives BC Arts Council money
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Potters' Guild is thrilled to announce that they have been awarded a major grant from the BC Arts Council through the Arts Infrastructure Program. The Guild will rece...
Jul 07, 2022
Petition on 490 Brunswick has thousands of signatories
PRINCE GEORGE - A petition can be found in a number of businesses around the Fifth and Brunswick area of downtown. It asks that the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction not re-located ...
Jul 07, 2022
How many Cougars will be drafted?
PRINCE GEORGE - The NHL Draft can potentially be a historic one for the Prince George Cougars.Since coming to Prince George in 1994, the most players drafted into the NHL from the Cougars have been fo...
Jul 07, 2022
$1.4 million in federal funding going to B.C based company
OTTAWA-British Columbia based Big Mountain Foods 2 Ltd. is set to receive $1.4 million in funding from the federal government. The women-owned business produces plant-based foods using local produce a...
Jul 07, 2022
Be 'Bear Aware' urges Northern Bear Awareness Society
ckpgPRINCE GEORGE-The Northern Bear Awareness Society (NBAS) is urging Prince George residents to be more bear aware.According to the Fur Bearers, every year on average 33 bears are killed in Prince G...
Jul 07, 2022
Triple threat: Bombers' Liegghio producing at all aspects of kicking game
WINNIPEG - Kicker Marc Liegghio is glad he hasn't been the Achilles heel for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers this season. The team has rolled out a 4-0 record to start the CFL season, and Liegghio has made ...
Jul 07, 2022
Aritzia Q1 profit surges 86 per cent to $33.3 million on big boost in revenue
VANCOUVER - Clothing retailer Aritzia Inc. put together another attractive quarter as net profits soared 86 per cent on a big jump in revenues. The Vancouver-based company says it earned $33.3 million...
Jul 07, 2022
Next man up: Injury-depleted Roughriders set to host winless Redblacks
REGINA - The phrase "next man up" may seem like a clich, but it's been a reality this season for the injury-riddled Saskatchewan Roughriders. Saskatchewan (3-1) heads into a showdown at home Friday ag...
Jul 07, 2022
Canadian women could book their ticket to the World Cup with the right results Friday
A win over Panama plus a little help from Costa Rica and Canada can book its ticket to the 2023 Women's World Cup on Friday. That's Job 1 for the Olympic champion Canadians at the CONCACAF W Champions...
Jul 07, 2022